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1944 Map of Taunton

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Taunton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Camp Miles Standish and the sprawling Hockomock Swamp dominate the northern landscape of this mid-century survey. The area reveals a complex network of industrial and civic life, centered on the Taunton River and the convergence of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad lines at Whittenton Junction. Beyond the dense urban core of Taunton, the map details established neighborhoods like Whittenton, Brittannia, and Weir Village.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the cluster of burial grounds including St Marys Cem and Mayflower Hill Cem. The era's infrastructure is prominently marked by the Raynham Dog Track, the Taunton State Hospital grounds, and King Landing Field near East Taunton. This record captures the region just as the wartime mobilization of the 1940s left its mark on the Bristol County landscape.